Gusmão, Bishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva of Dili and Bishop Basilio do Nascimento of Baucau, and others met at the Seminary on 30 October 2004 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Jesuit Father Leonardus Dibyawiyata who was the rector of the seminary from 1996 to 1999 also spoke on the occasion. The seminary has produced about 40 priests, including three Bishops. Hundreds of politicians and professionals also are graduates of the seminary. In 2010 the Church in East Timor celebrated the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Seminary, where 75 seminarians were preparing for the priesthood. References East Timor Catholic Church in East Timor Educational institutions established in 1936 1936 establishments in the Portuguese Empire